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Compulsory Education Law
Rhode Island was the first state to pass the compulsory education law in 1840, by 1918 all of the states passed it.The 10th amendment was passed, which meant that rights were given to every individual states. This also meant that states got the right to govern education the way that they wanted to. -
Brown v. Board of Education
Segregation among different races ended in all schools. Although this did not directly deal with students with disabilities, this was one step forward for those students also gaining equality in schools. -
PARC v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
(Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Children) The court orderd: free and appropriate education for students with disabilities, educating students with disabilities in the same schools and same programs as children without disabilities, and and allows parents to challenge schools that did not follow these court orders. -
Mills v Board of Education of District of Columbia
The board of education was sued for denying children with disabilities proper education. The ruling was "The District of Columbia shall provide each child of school age a free and suitable publicly-supported education regardless of the degree of the child's mental, physical or emotional disability or impairment." (Mills v. Board of Education of the District of Columbia) -
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
This prohibits the discrimination of anyone who has a disability. Section 504 is for any student with impairments that limits learning or access to education. This applies anywhere that receives federal funding, and covers an individual for life. -
Education of All Handicapped Children Act
Congress enacted a law that made sure students with disabilities (ages 6-18) benefited from education in all schools. Later on named Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA). -
Parental Advocacy
Parents of students who had disabilities protested against the exclusion of their children from school, which resulted in special classes for these students. -
No Child Left Behind
Children from grades 3 to 12 by law must take math and reading tests and must meet the standards for their state. A main reason why this was enforced was to make sure that students who may be disadvantaged, have the same opportunity to succeed. -
Re-authorization of IDEA
Congress changed the title of "Education of All Handicapped Children Act" to "Individuals with Disabilities Education Act". This also extended the group of students from birth to 21 years of age. These students are categorized by age in Part B (3-21) and Part C (birth - 2). -
Every Student Succeeds Act
This act says that states are able to chose their own goals when it comes to kindergarten through 12th grade education "these goals must address: proficiency on tests, English-language proficiency, and graduation rates."
